The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-01-27

Synspsis Of the Proceedings Of the senate and
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Synspsis Of the Proceedings Of the senate and
House.
Senator Buchanan and Ives nominated
Mr. DAVIS, and Senator's Pope and Aiken
| Mr.. Doran. When Mr.. Oswald's bill giving
minneapolis another judge came up, Mr..
! Goodrich objected to it because, he said he
could not find that there was any reason
| why another Judge should be appointed
there The state law provides that i'll case
| the judges oil any district are unable to take
care OF the business of the courts they can
call in Judges from other districts to help
! them out. Mr.. Ward said he opposed the
bill because it was time for the Republican
party to stop making fat offices for people.
There was no use for another iukge at Min
| ntapols, as the judges there could get all
the help they needed from other judges.
Senator Pope introduced Il bill to au-
thorize the burial by the state OF honor
| ably discharged soldiers and sailors who
| die without leaving means Tor that pur-
pose, and appropriating 81, 900 per year
| for that purpose.
/ HoUsE.-Before proceeding to vote for
! Senator Mr. Rogers OF Ramsey placed
Cushman X. Davis in nomination and
made an elegant speech.
There a round OF applause at the close
Ct Mr. Rogers speech. Mr.. Reese of Kan
| lily Onl SGcOHtu llt nOIulluIlOn III II lew
wcn-chosen words rs to the interest that the
| country took in the election of Mr.. Davis.
| hlr. Emery OF Wabasha nominated the Hon.
| Michael Do!an of LIE Sueur for United
| States senator, as man who would not
| blister the stars with his eloquence," but
was fresh from the people. Mr. Lucas of
| Hennepin nominated the Hon. Ara Barton of
! Rice, as a worthy, loyal Democrat. The
vote was then taken as follows:
For Davis-Anderson y. Al. Ameson, Arnold,
| Baker, Barker, Bennett, Bjorge. Brown. Buffum
Bunge. Colby, Comatock, Costello Donnely,
| Dunno. Elmquist. Ellingson Estes, Evenson,
Fathers Flynn. Freeman, Green. Ialvorson,
| Hanson, Hattlestad, Howard, Hurd, Iverson
| Jo!lnsun. Johnsrud, Jones (M.), Jones Nv. r..
| Reyes. Knox Krels, Latham, Lee, Lehman. Law,
| Lum Mattson, Mlliar, Morrison, Naeseth, New
| praJr, Prosser, Reese. Rogers, Shave, Shoe
maker. Shuler Smith. Swartwoudt Sven on,
Tompkins, Tousley. Vanaervelde. Warren
| Malstrolu, wilson, Williams, Wallan, Merriam
For D,ran-Alexander Anderson R. NJ,
Beatty, Boeoigheimer. Champlin. Cloutier, Gull
len, Dickman, Dornfeld, Duane, Emery, Farley
Furiong Gregory Gross. Hendrickson, kum-
mer. Light. McArdle, Parrott Quigley, Ryan,
Sherwood, Slaven. Teubert, Trawicky-26
For Bartou-Lucas Skinner.
MISUNDERSTANDING Heisler, Hoppin, Sew
tson, Powers.
Davis majority in house. AZ.
Donnellys bill for taxing RAILROADS. as
recommended to pass by the house in COM
mittee of the whole yesterday, is identically
the same bill as that recommended to pass
by the state railroad commission in their
annual report Originally Donnelly's bill
aimed also to tax as other property all rail
| road property not In use as such. but he
4 finally eliminated that at the suggestion of
the judiciary committee. Beyond this bill
| no other measures of Importance were
| passed upon yesterday by the house. Mr..
Rogers introduced a bill that permits an
| affidavit from a iuryman as to misconduct
on the part of other jurymen to be sufficient
| cause for the granting of a new trial in the
case decided by that jury Mr. Emery
brought in bill that takes away from the
| state auditor all matters relating to banks
| and places them under control of the public
| examiner
Mr. Wards resolution that committee OF
three be appointed to secure suitable rooms
for the senate, having due regard to room
and ventilation, was referred to the COM
mittee on retrenchment and reform. Mr..
| Chapman introduced a joint memorial re-
| questing congress to pass the pension acts
| recon mended by the national pension COM
| mittee of the G.. A. +. /; also urging the pass
| age of bill to provide pensions for soldiers
from the time of their disability, notwlth-
standing the provisions of the pension act
of 1879, which limits the time for which
| application. 1t was referred to the commit
| tee on soldiers home.
| The committee on agriculture reported IA
| vorably on the bill relating to the state uni
versity and separating the agricultural col
lege therefrom. The judiciary committee
reported favorably on Mr. Goodrich's amend
ment to the penal code, fixing the age OF
consent at eighteen years Mr. Durant's
bill making legal holidays in the state was
amended by inserting Good Friday, and
| Tod tn nos oil
lating to private banks using corporate
names was amended by making the time of
taking effect Jan. /, 1888. and recommended
to pass The tishway bill was reported ia
vorably. A substitute for the bill relating to
| jailors' fees for keeping prisoners for coun-
ties which have no jail was reported and
adopted The substitute makes it the duty
of the courts to make the apportionmcnt
The committee on soldiers home reported
favorably on the bill to oury INDECENT soldiers
| at the expense OF the state, and also
the bill to prevent persons from
unlawfllly using the badge of the e. A L
The committee on claims reported unfavor-
ably on tie bill relating to the Dyke claims.
1t was referred to the committee OF the
| whole A substitute for the bill to reimburse
settlers for defending suits brought by rail
| road companies to recover lands was re-
ported and adopted. The substitute pro-
vides that attorneys fees only shall be paid
by the state. The committee on retrench-
|
had appeared before the committee and
made statement of the net receipts of the oil
inspectors office for the past four years, as
follows: 1883, SIS. 626; 1854, 81, 227; 1880,
1850 1856, $1O,941. The committee
bill was referred back to Senator Daniels for
amendment
HOUSE.
The committee on finance reported the
bill for holding agricultural institutes back
| H.. o,,I fhn II
for furnishing Alexander's digest of Mime
| sofa reports to the judiciary committee with
the request that when the bill be passed
upon there it be referred to the finance com
| mittee; the committee also reported IN ia
| vor of the passage of the bills fixing the sal
ary of the adjutant general at s., 600 and
| providing for the publication of school laws
| Report adopted.
Donnellys bill for the correction of cleo
ton abuses, introduced yesterday, pro-
hiblts all railroad corporations from import
| ing large gangs of men for voting purposes
into election districts This law so changes
| the present one, which forbids temporary
residents from voting, that railroad con-
structon hands are designated as temporary
and cannot vote. This provision o.,-r-.'
in harmony with Mr. Mattsons bill. wi!c
proposes to amend the constitution so tta,
| instead or ten days voter must reside N 4
district thirty days before he can vote Don
peily's bill provides also that split tickets
| sudll nave u ueaulnG, as -lnlXeu IiCheU, 81
| that voters may not be deceived. lt says
also that cities of 10000 inhabitants and
over shall not have more than 500 voters II
an election district. For voting purposes
the city shall provide two rooms, the main
one to hold the judges. and the other an
ante-room. through which, before voting.
the freeholder passes alone, selecting there
from files prepared his ticket, placing it in
an envelope and then putting it in the ballot
box himself. This provision Mr.. Donnel.v
believes, would prevent bribery and intinli-
dation at the polls, and ensure to every man
the right to vote as he pleased
Choosing n Senator
In joint assembly at noon yesterday the
legislature Of Minnesota formally ended the
election Of Cushman K Davis as United
States senator. Long before noon the house,
where the joint session was held, was
crowded with spectators, a large number of
ladies being among them. just at noon the
business Of the house was ended, and the
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